Lyric Poems. Examples of Lyrics and a list of new poems in the correct poetic form and technique. These express the thoughts and feelings of the poet and are often designed to be written for musical accompaniment. These can also be song lyrics which stand alone as art. Share and read short, long, best, and famous Lyric poetry while accessing rules, format, types, and a comprehensive literary definition of a Lyric.
A lyric poem is a form of poetry that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet, but there is more to a lyric. What is lyric in poetry (complete definition)?
Don't Say Boo
Categories:
baseball, future, song, sorrow,
Form: Lyric
IncarnateCreater and Maker…
Artist Divine, Potter of clay.
World shaper, Master sublime…
Our Father, Oh,how great!
God incarnate.
Incarnate, God made flesh, For his children he loves. Incarnate, Father of all, yes his children he loves.
Defeater...
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Categories:
bible, christian, inspirational,
Form: Lyric
Easily TemptedI declare that feeling rage is too awful and insane,
it's a trap we have fallen into one time or another;
we deceived, we lied and went much further:
when guilt stains our conscience we are done!
Easily tempted...
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Categories:
adventure, beauty, character, crush,
Form: Lyric
PLEASE HEAR MEYou don't seem to understand
The truth I clutch in my hands
I never wanted to hurt you
I just wanted to show my virtue
It's the only thing I can do
I'm on my floor laying dead
My heart knows...
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Categories:
age, anxiety, conflict, feelings,
Form: Lyric
I See TremorsI see tremors…
dancing between the dust,
as the sunlight hits your hands,
they recite their symphony, of silence,
for me…
from a distant land.
...
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Categories:
beauty, dance, deep, imagery,
Form: Lyric
Tears In Heaven
Would you know my name? If I saw you in heaven
Would it be the same? If I saw you in heaven
I must be strong and carry on cuz I know I don't belong...
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Categories:
appreciation, music,
Form: Lyric
Chasing rainbowsChasing rainbows
When all hope just seems to fade,
When the darkness throws more shade,
When your heart can't catch a break,
Negativity you can't shake...no more
Bridge
Please look to me for comfort
Let me bring you comfort tonight
Chorus
Keep chasing rainbows...
Keep...
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Categories:
anxiety, faith, grief, heartbreak,
Form: Lyric
Only Slade's BrainTim was the new judge in Deadwood Flat
Not really qualified, just a rancher at that
He first case was of the outlaw, Horace Slade
Caught red handed in a cattle raid
The jury took ten minutes to recommend...
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Categories:
humor, time, western,
Form: Lyric
Wedding VowsI promise to love you
Love you with a love so strong
No mountain, nor hill, nor forest
Could stand in our way
I promise to cherish you
Cherish you like a man in the desert
Values every drop of...
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Categories:
sad love, true love,
Form: Lyric
BEST TO RUN AND HIDEInspired by “The Way of Love.”
BEST TO RUN AND HIDE
Lo-o-o-o-ve
Wine in glasses blush
ooh-la-la-la-la
Friends say, “What’s the rush?”
The swirl of first sips
See him in my bowl
There, close to my lips
The mate of my soul
For that kiss...
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Categories:
love,
Form: Lyric
Barkley DeVileBarkley DeVile, Barkley DeVile
Barkley’s my Beagle and hes handsome as hell!
If you saw him, you’d see just what I mean!
Barkley, Oh Barkley
You must be the cutest Beagle there’s ever been!
I love you...
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Categories:
animal, appreciation,
Form: Lyric
Speak To Me In WhispersSpeak to me in Whispers
My weakness is magnetic
Attracted to the metal in your spine
My creative spark
Ignited by the fire in your mind
The hunger I have for learning
Is fed with the manna you bestow
The vessel of...
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Categories:
love,
Form: Lyric
Real Men Don't Cheat on Their WomenGod simply made man and woman
to be together for the rest of their lives,
it's a blessing this heedless world
has not fully known;
and it's so rare nowadays
to see two people in love
and promise each other to...
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Categories:
betrayal, devotion, dream, longing,
Form: Lyric
I'AM IN LOVE WITH HER SOUL SOOh soul in a young frame she came
to learn unto me I look into her eyes
I feel a heartbeat as I hear the light
that shines bright from her eyes
she sparkles she's...
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Categories:
anxiety, appreciation, beautiful, for
Form: Lyric
Angela DeVil(To be sung to the tune of “Cruella DeVil” from Disney’s 101 Dalmatian)
Angela DeVil, Angela DeVil.
Often misunderstood
As after a kill
To see her is to think
Of a devil from hell.
Angela, Angela
Why not give the girl a...
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Categories:
judgement, society, song,
Form: Lyric
Specific Types of Lyric Poems
Read wonderful lyric poetry on the following sub-topics:
country, friendship, funny, kids, life, love, middle school, music, song,
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Definition | What is Lyric in Poetry?